EU-27: Cows slaughtered (tons)

This page contains the data on the tons of Cows Slaughtered in the European Union, in terms of carcass weight. The data are collected on a monthly basis and divided by EU country.

The first two graphs highlight the share of the single Countries on the total slaughterings of in EU-27, and the the main changes that occurred during the current year.

The tables below report the annual and monthly data on slaughters in EU countries: to obtain the monthly data, simply click on the chosen year in the table header;to access further details on each country, click on the country of interest.

Furthermore, the following entries are made available for the European Union and for each country:

VIEW SLAUGHTERS
in number of heads
  • To view the monthly data, click on the chosen year on the table header
  • To access further details for each Country, click on the Country of interest.
EU-27: Cows Slaughtered ( Tons)
Country 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 Var % Period
Austria 66.660 58.970 62.700 60.400 59.110 60.310 10.270 10.380 +1,1% Jan - Feb '25
Belgium 131.330 129.360 121.930 114.480 116.640 118.800 30.310 27.970 -7,7% Jan - Mar '25
Bulgaria 3.310 3.520 4.250 4.320 3.890 3.990 820 810 -1,2% Jan - Feb '25
Cyprus 1.210 1.110 1.880 1.990 1.860 1.950 380 420 +10,5% Jan - Feb '25
Croatia 4.770 4.560 5.070 5.070 4.680 4.570 800 930 +16,3% Jan - Feb '25
Denmark 52.600 51.900 53.400 51.860 51.930 49.120 8.720 8.520 -2,3% Jan - Feb '25
Estonia 4.760 5.130 4.980 5.240 4.910 5.040 1.280 1.260 -1,6% Jan - Mar '25
Finland 21.320 21.150 20.490 20.230 20.300 19.740 5.130 4.780 -6,8% Jan - Mar '25
France 597.460 602.880 595.980 571.080 532.840 527.640 138.880 134.380 -3,2% Jan - Mar '25
Germany 366.000 348.000 352.810 314.900 318.490 320.790 56.190 54.860 -2,4% Jan - Feb '25
Greece 6.920 6.320 6.380 7.250 7.370 6.130 1.260 1.090 -13,5% Jan - Feb '25
Ireland 110.760 116.880 113.040 125.370 124.260 132.330 33.900 31.020 -8,5% Jan - Mar '25
Italy 169.540 158.970 163.730 171.190 131.190 144.520 12.560 13.640 +8,6% Jan '25
Latvia 8.500 8.380 9.150 8.480 10.300 9.640 1.820 1.440 -20,9% Jan - Feb '25
Lithuania 19.330 18.170 19.860 19.250 20.750 20.530 3.500 2.940 -16,0% Jan - Feb '25
Luxembourg 3.600 3.300 3.670 3.480 3.280 3.220 840 1.040 +23,8% Jan - Mar '25
Malta 330 410 330 300 380 370 100 110 +10,0% Jan - Mar '25
Netherlands 134.430 150.540 147.590 135.640 152.070 151.230 26.750 25.690 -4,0% Jan - Feb '25
Poland 150.590 146.680 154.380 154.410 142.460 187.020 31.710 29.780 -6,1% Jan - Feb '25
Portugal 21.030 21.140 24.560 26.780 24.320 22.670 3.530 3.510 -0,6% Jan - Feb '25
Czech Republic 28.760 28.070 28.040 27.790 29.670 30.210 5.220 5.270 +1,0% Jan - Feb '25
Romania 21.450 14.440 17.090 18.380 16.040 18.060 2.740 3.470 +26,6% Jan - Feb '25
Slovakia 2.910 2.000 3.550 2.650 3.090 3.210 550 550 0,0% Jan - Feb '25
Slovenia 6.260 6.430 7.310 7.470 6.120 5.980 1.070 1.000 -6,5% Jan - Feb '25
Spain 101.030 95.900 109.970 118.660 116.370 109.420 17.930 15.520 -13,4% Jan - Feb '25
Sweden 44.860 44.280 41.720 42.400 44.130 44.390 8.850 7.060 -20,2% Jan - Feb '25
Hungary 20.040 19.070 19.080 17.120 15.340 14.320 2.320 2.470 +6,5% Jan - Feb '25
TOTAL EU 2.099.760 2.067.560 2.092.940 2.036.190 1.961.790 2.015.200 183.180 181.610 -0,9% Jan '25
Variazione % sull'anno precedente -1,5% +1,2% -2,7% -3,7% +2,7%      
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Source: Eurostat

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